Narayanasamy said there was no need for a separate policy to deal with such cases as existing laws were considered “adequate to provide for safety and security to all citizens including RTI activists”.

He said the central government had drawn the attention of states to media reports about “the victimization of people who use RTI to expose corruption and irregularities in administration.

“States have been requested that if any such instances comes to the notice, it should be properly inquired into and action taken against the offenders.”